The Χ-Blade (Χブレード Kīburēdo) is a legendary Keyblade introduced in the Kingdom Hearts prequel, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. At the time, it was the only known means of opening the door to Kingdom Hearts. It is unknown if it has the ability to perform other tasks.
Story
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Ventus's heart was created from the Χ-Blade, and trained by Master Xehanort so that he may use it to open the door to Kingdom Hearts, creating Vanitas from the darkness in Ventus's heart to achieve this goal. It was finally created when Vanitas merged with Ventus, though both their fusion and the Χ-Blade were incomplete. Thanks to the combined efforts of Ventus and Aqua, the Χ-Blade was destroyed and Vanitas with it, though Ventus lost his heart because of it.
Appearance
The Χ-Blade appears to be made up of two crossing Kingdom Keys. It has a filigree that slightly resembles one on the Ultima Weapon, and the blade slightly resembles the Dream Sword.
The keychain is a black and red heart (similar to the Heartless symbol, only without the fleur-de-lis bottom and jagged cross) with two Kingdom Keys crossed over it. The chain starts out as two separate chains that form into one.
Trivia
- The letter "Χ" is the letter chi from the Greek alphabet.
- The keychain's two crossed Kingdom Keys is reminiscent the symbol of the "Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven". Although it is not seen in this incarnation, it is especially significant that the Kingdom Key has a silver blade and gold hilt, and the Kingdom Key D has a gold blade and silver hilt, matching the keys on the symbol.
